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HugoLover · 02-24-2019, 09:48 PM

I currently have a very old Kobo Glo which I’ve had for YEARS. The battery is finally starting to give out so I’ve been looking into a new ereader. I would like to stick with kobo. I purchase the Forma because I loved the large screen and the lightness when I held it in store. However when I got it home and used it, I found there was a bar of very bright light on the side with the buttons and the lighting was dim towards the buttons and got gradually lighter toward the edge.

I ended up returning the Forma as I felt that for the price ($299 CAD) the device should be flawless. I was mad that the screen lighting was so bad when I could have bought a tablet for the same price. However, now I have no ereader and am thinking I should just repurchase it and live with the lighting flaws as I enjoy many of the other features. Just wondering what others think? Is the Forma actually worth the price???

02-24-2019, 09:48 PM	#1
HugoLover Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo	Is the Kobo Forma too buggy for the price? I currently have a very old Kobo Glo which I’ve had for YEARS. The battery is finally starting to give out so I’ve been looking into a new ereader. I would like to stick with kobo. I purchase the Forma because I loved the large screen and the lightness when I held it in store. However when I got it home and used it, I found there was a bar of very bright light on the side with the buttons and the lighting was dim towards the buttons and got gradually lighter toward the edge. I ended up returning the Forma as I felt that for the price ($299 CAD) the device should be flawless. I was mad that the screen lighting was so bad when I could have bought a tablet for the same price. However, now I have no ereader and am thinking I should just repurchase it and live with the lighting flaws as I enjoy many of the other features. Just wondering what others think? Is the Forma actually worth the price???